Health & Wellness
FireRescue1’s Health and Wellness resource center provides practical, evidence-informed guidance to support physical fitness, mental health and long-term career resilience. Coverage includes injury prevention, nutrition, sleep, stress management, cancer awareness and behavioral health to help fire service professionals remain healthy, capable and mission-ready on and off duty.
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Fire Police Officer Claudia Sokol was working traffic control when she took ill
The study found that some firefighters had two to three times the level of flame retardants in their system than the general U.S. population
The suit claims that despite a doctor’s diagnosis with PTSD, the city did not try to find him a different job
The woman had no vital signs and was unresponsive when firefighters arrived on the scene
With the right steps, even more line of duty deaths can be prevented
Show your SCBA some love, for the ones who love you
The 52-year-old who had become the restaurant’s mascot ate there every day
Chief William Delanoy was 58 and is survived by his son and wife
The study examined factors like deadlines, hazards, competitiveness, etc.
The firefighter in question has agreed to settle for $30,000
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“I’ve never heard of these items being stolen before. It’s a respect thing. I liken it to tipping over gravestones,” said Deputy Sheriff Gordon Dibble
Firefighter Rob Robinson jokes that giving the kidney wasn’t required for getting permission to hunt, but felt like the right thing to do
Here are some tips about what emergency responders should know about the disorder and how they should modify their response
The heart attack stemmed from a 9/11-related lung ailment that caused firefighter Luis Fragoso to retire in 2002
Fire Chief Hugh Ferguson, 52, was discovered down by other members of the department as they fought the blaze
Lt. Rom Duckworth and Chief Rob Wylie bring expert perspective to hot topics, frontline tactics and leadership lessons that firefighters and officers need to be safe and successful
Firefighter Russell Fenn IV’s blood-alcohol content was more than twice the legal driving limit at the time of the accident
Firefighter William Fisher returned to work eight months after having his right leg amputated below the knee, the result of a lingering injury from his Army service in Iraq
Artist Greg Doster presented 15 of his own paintings to volunteer fire departments across the state to thank the firefighters for saving his life
New survey results show that the fire service is doing a better job of cleaning and repairing its turnout gear than it did 10 years ago
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